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Three heavy metals were found at concentrations thousands of times greater after the fire. The implications for wildlife hang ...

Grant funding from BIL and IRA, Biden’s signature climate laws, has been frozen. “We’re in a biodiversity meltdown,” says butterfly scientist Stu Weiss. “We don’t have time for these kinds of delays.” ...

During the Bay Area’s damp winters, we can’t afford to be fair-weather hikers. Fortunately, some hikes in the Bay Area are ...

In the shallows of south Lake Tahoe, diver Brandon Berry is slurping up clouds of algae with an underwater vacuum cleaner. Snorkeling above, I can hear his Darth Vader breaths better than I can see ...

An era sunsets Tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) were driven nearly to extinction, then reintroduced to Point Reyes by the National Park Service in 1978. The largest herd, fenced in to protect ...

At midday, the surface of the Cosumnes River mirrors a bluebird sky. The oak forest hoods the water on either side. Though it’s quiet, life is in motion: a belted kingfisher flashes past in search of ...

Grass Pulling = “I threaten you!” Silent Squat = “I am actively ignoring you.” Choking = “We want this place.” Head Toss = “Regurgitate food for me.” Welcome to western gull (Larus occidentalis) speak ...

Deep in the shadows of redwood understory, when winter rains still drip on the mosses and ferns, an unusual flower heralds the beginning of the blooms—a sort of “flower new year” before spring. It ...

Crab season aboard Khevin Mellegers’ boat, the Areona. This spring was his second time trying out experimental “pop-up” crab pots. (Courtesy of Khevin Mellegers) The first time Half Moon Bay crabber ...

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